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A sense of concern for others gives our lives meaning; it is the root of all human happiness
Our children must follow in our footsteps; after all, we are older and know about the world.
No one is entirely good or evil; that is what the Warrior thinks when he has a new opponent.
Praised be the fathomless universe, for life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious.
Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.
A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.
The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.
We make needless ado about capital punishment,--taking lives, when there is no life to take.
Life is a process by which a few desperate longings morph into a thousand meaningless wants.
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.
In the end, no thought is unthinkable, no problem unshrinkable, no two strangers unlinkable.
Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.
The best condition in life is to be not so rich as to be envied nor so poor as to be damned.
Be loving, and you will never want for love; be humble, and you will never want for guiding.
Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.
So long as you have courage and a sense of humor, it is never too late to start life afresh.
Imagine no limitations; decide what's right and desirable before you decide what's possible.
The earth exists not for us but for itself; the Sun shines not for us, but for its own life!
All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions.
You cannot know a man's life before the man has died, then only can you call it good or bad.
No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality.
All the world is made of music. We are all strings on a lyre. We resonate. We sing together.
Men are more ready to offend one who desires to be beloved than one who wishes to be feared.
If you surrender completely to the moments as they pass, you live more richly those moments.
The way you give your name to others is a measure of how much you like and respect yourself.
The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing - and then marry him.
The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech.
When you have worn out your shoes, the strength of the show fiber has passed into your body.
We are dreamers. We worship love, we hope against hope and toss practicality out the window.
You must find your treasure in order to make sense of everything you discovered on the path.
Apart from blunt truth, our lives sink decadently amid the perfume of hints and suggestions.
To be in love is not the same as loving. You can be in love with a woman and still hate her.
I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.
No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.
The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.
Be loving to yourself and others will see that love reciprocated. This rule works every time
It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it is one damn thing over and over.
What have I done? What horrid crime committed? To me the worst of crimes-outliv'd my liking.
When you talk, you repeat what you already know; when you listen, you often learn something.
I am a friend of life, at 80 life tells me to behave like a woman and not like an old woman.
Men deal with life as children with their play, Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.
Pleasure is just a shadow of joy. When there is no joy in you, you become a pleasure seeker.
The best of life is the exercise of ingenuity-in design, in finance, in flying, in business.
Rituals are important. Nowadays it's hip not to be married. I'm not interested in being hip.
When people are mean to you, win them over with kindness. If it doesn't work, you still win.
Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others.
Fall in love with someone who truly deserves your heart. Not with someone who plays with it.
If you have a complex life, make it simple; if you have a simple life, continue it that way!
It is a tedious thing to be always beginning life; they live badly who always begin to live.
The heavens forbid But that our loves and comforts should increase Even as our days do grow!